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Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report
Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional trends between 2010 and 2022 for 50 health-related SDG indicators using available data from WHO and estimates from other United Nations agencies. The report reveals some successes at the country level amid a marked slowdown regionally with setbacks across indicators on health health risks and determinants and access to services. We are at the halfway point for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: to reverse current trends and ensure the health and well-being of our population we must take bold steps now.
Pharmacological treatment of priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health care: a job aid for supporting implementation of the mhGAP guidelines
Pharmacological treatment of priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health care: a job aid for supporting implementation of the mhGAP guidelines
Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders are common in all regions of the world, affecting every community and age group across all countries, regardless of income. Some 10% of the global burden of disease is attributed to these disorders, but the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 29% of people with psychosis and 40% of people with depression receive mental health services. The gaps in treatment vary across countries and from one mental health condition to another. For example, while 70% of people with psychosis are reported to be treated in high-income countries, only 12% receive mental health care in low-income countries. For depression, the gaps in service coverage are wide across all countries: even in high-income countries, nearly half of people with moderate to severe depression do not receive formal mental health care.
Women’s cancer in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: situation analysis and investment case report
Women’s cancer in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: situation analysis and investment case report
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is grappling with a significant public health issue: women’s cancers, especially cervical and breast cancer. These diseases not only have severe health implications but also place substantial burdens on health systems and the broader economy. They affect productivity and result in the loss of women’s societal contributions due to premature mortality. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has developed this regional investment case which provides economic arguments for health ministries to implement and scale up cost-effective interventions. The investment case combines situation and economic analyses: the situation analysis maps available services for women’s cancer prevention and control, outlining opportunities for scaling up relevant interventions, while the economic analysis details the economic and social costs of women’s cancers, including health care costs and costs associated with reduced productivity, including premature death. This analysis also estimates the costs of implementing WHO-recommended cost-effective interventions and calculates the economic returns.
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IMEMR Journals Directory (IMJD)
IMEMR Journals Directory (IMJD)
Index Medicus Journals Directory (IMJD) is a comprehensive repository for the bibliographic information on peer-reviewed health and biomedical sciences journals published in the Region and indexed in the Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR).
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The Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) of the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean was launched in October 2011 in order to improve accessibility to documents of WHO governing bodies, the annual reports and message of the Regional Director, technical and intercountry meeting reports.
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